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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s news. Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain. Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. Walmart and Symbotic Expand Partnership to Deploy Automation System. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8%

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization. Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. miles per gallon, was deeply flawed.

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Amazon’s Added Shockwave- Plans to Sublease Warehouse Space

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights that companies that sublease excess warehouse or office space is a normal occurrence in business settings, but when Amazon moves in that direction, it can send a shock wave to the industrial real estate ecosystem. All rights reserved.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. Amazon is using a smaller distribution center for fulfillment in New York City , and other companies are following its lead.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation.